Trish Elsberry

Missouri House of Representatives

The Missouri House of Representatives is one half of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 38,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections held in even-numbered years. In 1992 Missouri approved a constitutional amendment providing term limits (previously there were no limits). No Representative may serve more than eight years in the House. Each candidate for the office must be at least twenty-four years old, a registered qualified voter in the state for at least two years, and a resident of his or her district for at least one year.